Style Profile: Q&A with Nervo

NERVO

NERVO

NERVO

Two Australian sisters are taking the global pop music industry by storm with their rebellious fashion style and infectious electro sound. DJ duo is an understatement; Liv and Mim Nervo are up-and-coming songwriters and producers who are busy touring and collaborating with Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Jennifer Hudson, Afrojack, Armin Van Burren and Avicii, among other mega stars.

Artists across all aesthetics, the ladies of NERVO go great lengths to dress the part, representing their bold musical style with every fashion choice. Don’t be fooled by their unassuming blonde hair, blue eye genetics, the NERVO sisters seek to prove their individuality through fierce style statements. Industrial boots, men’s jackets and an excess of stud and leather accents are just a few of the essentials they’d never leave home without. The trick is finding space in the non-stop suitcase game.

Get to know the real NERVO in this artist exclusive

Walk us through a typical day in your life. What are you doing and what are you wearing?

We generally balance touring and studio work, with a little promo in between. We're always jumping on planes so tend to carry one suitcase each which means clothes are limited when we're on a tour. But we generally like to wear cut off shorts, body suits, anything denim, studs, leather jackets and boots. We're big into wearing men's jackets these days too.

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Did your parents dress you alike from a young age?

Yep. mum and dad defo liked to dress us in colour coordinated clothes. We've got some pretty funny family portraits.

Big differences in your individual styles?

I think Mim is a little more crazy than me ... But I always find the better vintage pieces :)

Have you always worn your hair differently?

Yep. We have been wearing our hair differently since we were 16... We've been all shapes and colours since then.

Describe your style of music.

It depends what we're working on. We are generally getting more and more adventurous these days which is fun. We're singing more on records these days too so that is stamping out a new sound for us, at least for our artist project.

Are you treated differently as a female DJ?

Maybe. But then again I don't know what it's like to be a male DJ.

How does your fashion style represent your style of music?

Bold and free... just be.

What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever worn on stage?

Liv wore a pretty cool headdress while we were on the ID tour in Amercia. It was made out of feathers and fur and was massive. You could see it from a mile off. Surprisingly it didn't seem to get in the way of the headphones, which was lucky...

How was it collaborating with such strong female artists as Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Hudson?

It was incredible! Those ladies are fierce. It was so great to see how much they put into their art and their performances. Just makes you proud to be working with/next to them.

Three things we don’t know about you?

Liv recently got bitten by a spider on her face while in Australia. We both drive scooters in London. We both learned to play the violin when we were kids.

What new projects are you working on in 2012?

Lots of new releases. We have a few where we will be featuring as vocalists and then a few clubbier records where we have found other singers to feature. We've been fortunate enough to collab with some incredible people like Avicii, Afrojack, R3hab, Datsik, etc. and are really happy with the outcome. Hope you guys like the music.

What songs are on your personal playlists right now?

Hmmm, our playlists are constantly changing cause we're always finding new music for our sets and also for our radio show on Sirius. Right now I'm loving what Nicky Romero is coming out with. Haters Gonna Hate and Toulouse are two super strong records to have released in 1 month! Avicii is always in our playlists - he has such beautiful melodies. We love finding mash ups or making them ourselves and we just heard a great Eric Pyrdz mash up with Oasis' Wonderwall which we will be featuring on next month's radio show for sure.

What can we expect from you during Wintervention at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego?

We'll be coming straight from Australia so hopefully we can wear something small to show off our tans! We'll be playing a bunch of new collabs we've done, mixed up with our older stuff and of course with the big room house music we always love to play.